All are from Hampden County communities except Mieczkowski, who is from Hadley.

"It was our first year together as a team, and we had some injuries and started slowly. But from the Florida tournament on, the kids played great baseball,'' Winn said Saturday.

"It was really memorable that the Red Sox would honor us like that.''

The Storm reached at least the semifinals in every regional tournament it entered.

Winn's assistant coach was Mike Cavanagh of Holyoke, a former catcher in the San Francisco Giants chain.
LACKEY THROWS: John Lackey threw to hitters for the first time a simulated session with hitters Saturday.

The rehabbing right-hander threw 15 pitches. Manager Bobby Valentine said it could not be certain that Lackey would be fully ready by spring training.

Red Sox pitchers Rich Hill and Daisuke Matsuzaka had Tommy John elbow surgery, and suffered physical setbacks upon their returns. Valentine said he could not predict if that might happen to Lackey, who had the same surgery.

DOUBRONT DILEMMA: The Red Sox have not decided whether to shut down Felix Doubront for the season.

The sagging left-hander has pitched 134 innings, a career high in an eight-year pro career. He is 10-8 with a 5.21 ERA, and lasted only four innings in Friday's defeat.

His ERA since Aug. 1 is 9.70 in five starts. He spent 17 days on the disabled list in August.